Jan 20 Stand-up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future By Paul Solman EmbedVideo(2491, 620, 386); In this final edition of our "Man in Beijing", stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries with thoughts on the future for the so-called "Communist" country. Five months doesn't make him an expert,… Continue reading
Jan 20 Stand-up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future EmbedVideo(2491, 482, 304); In this final edition of our "Man in Beijing", stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries with thoughts on the future for the so-called "Communist" country. Five months doesn't make him… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch Stand-Up Economist Signs Off From China and Thinks About Its Future In this final edition, stand-up economist Yoram Bauman ties up his China miniseries. Continue watching
Jan 16 Taiwanese Vote with Their Pocketbooks for Incumbent President Ma By Larisa Epatko Much is made of Taiwan's relations with the United States and China, but rather it was economic and social issues that drove Taiwanese to the polls on Saturday to re-elect President Ma Ying-jeou to four more years, says GlobalPost's Cain… Continue reading
Dec 28 Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two By Paul Solman EmbedVideo(2296, 620, 386); This penultimate post from Our Man in Beijing, standup economist Yoram Bauman, chronicles a true test: doing jokes in front of a Chinese audience. The responses are instructive, as are Yoram's responses during the Q&A. Continue reading
Dec 28 Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two By Paul Solman // This penultimate post from Our Man in Beijing, standup economist Yoram Bauman, chronicles a true test: doing jokes in front of a Chinese audience. The responses are instructive, as are Yoram's responses during the Q&A. His answer about horses… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch Economics Comedy in Beijing: Part Two Standup economist Yoram Bauman does economic jokes in front of a Chinese audience. Continue watching
Dec 14 Clinton on Russia's Protests, China's Shortcuts and Gingrich's Comments By Larisa Epatko In a wide-ranging interview with Jim Lehrer at the Newseum Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended critical comments she made about Russia's recent elections and called China's shortcuts in the marketplace "deeply distressing." View highlights from their interview. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Highlights of Jim Lehrer's Interview with Secretary Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Russian elections, China and Arab Spring. Continue watching
Dec 08 What Happens To China if the U.S. Defaults on Its Debt? A security guard patrols outside the headquarters of the Bank of China in the Xidan shopping area of Beijing. Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and… Continue reading